Beachwood man charged with pushing woman down stairs

BEACHWOOD – Donald Stevens, a 36-year-old borough man, pushed a woman down a flight of stairs and then left two children, 3 and 5, alone in the home with their unconscious mother, according to a criminal complaint.

The complaint, filed last Wednesday, states Stevens assaulted the victim by "throwing her down a flight of stairs causing a head trauma and rendering her unconscious." The complaint charges him with aggravated assault and child endangerment.

The children were endangered when Stevens left them unattended and without adult supervision while the "victim was left incapacitated and unconscious," the complaint states.

The victim had a restraining order against Stevens prohibiting contact with her.

Stevens is being held in the Ocean County Jail in lieu of cash-only $250,000 bail set by Superior Court Judge Francis Hodgson.